On July 26, 2006, the Virginia Board of Education
adopted the following cut scores on the new Standards of Learning (SOL) grade 8
reading and mathematics grade level tests for the literacy and numeracy
requirements of the Modified Standard Diploma:

SOL TestPassing Scale Score

Literacy Requirement 371

(Grade
8 Reading Test)

Numeracy Requirement 344

(Grade
8 Mathematics Test)

This action by the Board of Education does not affect the
scores required for the Modified Standard Diploma for the SOL grade 8
cumulative tests that were announced in Informational Supts. Memo No. 75, dated
April 2, 2004. Also, this action does not affect the score required to pass the
SOL grade 8 reading or mathematics tests; the required score to pass the tests
remains at 400.